K2 supersizes the popular Wayback with the K2 Wayback 96 Skis, bumped up to 96 mm in the waist, to appeal to powder-loving personalities who insist on earning their turns. Sound like you? Take a look: Light but not nervous at 1550 grams per ski, powder hungry but not allergic to the harder variety with its All Terrain Rocker and Hybritech Sidewalls, and set up to accept the slick K2 Z-Clip skin system right out of the box. What more do you want?

Rocker Type

All-Terrain Rocker - Designed for all ability levels, All-Terrain Rocker adds versatility and ease in all snow conditions. This profile features an elevated tip and tail for variable and soft snow performance, as well as camber underfoot for power, energy, and edgehold in firmer conditions.

Flex

Medium Flex

Shape

Backside Baseline 2.0 - Low-rise tip with a gradual rocker profile and medium to low camber are ideal for variable snow conditions. A slight taper at both tip and tail let the ski track easily while skinning and allow racking your skis in your pack without hangups.

Paulownia / Maple - The solid strength of Maple and the incomparable lightness of Paulownia, together again

Laminates

Torsion Box Construction

Carbon Web - Strands of carbon fiber are woven in the fiberglass weave that surrounds the core

Sidewalls

Hybritech Sidewalls - A blend of sidewall and cap constructions that enables a very light ski without sacrificing edgehold

Additional Features

K2 Skin Grommets - Built in tip and tail attachments for K2 skins give you the lightest and cleanest skin system available.

SnoPhobic Topsheet - A special nylon-based topsheet material sheds snow - no need to drag any more weight uphill than necessary!

Binding Compatibility

We recommend a brake width equal to or at most 15 mm wider than the ski waist width.

Specs

Terrain:All-Mountain, Alpine Touring

All-Mountain

All-mountain skis are designed to handle anything you throw at them including powder, ice, groomers, steeps, heavy snow, and everything in between, but they aren’t necessarily a master of any one terrain. If you’re only going to own one ski to do it all, this is what you want. All-mountain skis generally have what we call mid-fat waists that range from 80-110 mm.

Alpine Touring

Also known as backcountry skis, alpine touring (AT) skis are designed for going uphill as well as downhill. These skis are typically light for their width and many feature fittings that accept climbing skins. AT skis vary in width and weight, with the wider heavier versions usually used for winter/deep snow touring and the skinnier, lighter skis usually used for spring/summer/long distance touring.

Ability Level:Intermediate-Advanced

Intermediate-Advanced

The majority of skiers/snowboarders fall into this level, whether you like to carve on groomers or venture into the powder. These skis/snowboards may be somewhat wider than beginner-intermediate skis, usually with a stronger wood core and sandwich sidewall construction. Depending on the type of ski, intermediate-advanced level skis may have full camber, rocker, or some combination of the two.

Rocker Type:Rocker/Camber

Rocker/Camber

Rocker/Camber skis pair a traditional cambered profile underfoot with an elongated, early rise tip borrowed from fully rockered skis. This profile places the front contact point further back from the tip, while the rear contact point remains close to the tail. The rockered tip allows for better flotation and less edge catch for increased float in deep snow, while the cambered rear stores and transmits energy similarly to a fully cambered ski.

Turning Radius:Medium

Medium

17-22 m radius is best for all-mountain and park & pipe.

Core/Laminates:Wood

Tail Type:Flat

Flat

This is your traditional tail, designed to have edge contact all the way through the tail, and only designed for skiing forward. This is also preferred for alpine touring, as you can stick the tails of your skis in the snow.